District Magistrate South Andaman Issues Guidelines for Movement of Persons During Lockdown from 11th August

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Port Blair, Aug. 11: The District Magistrate, South Andaman today issued guidelines for movement of persons during the lockdown to be implemented from 11th Aug 2020 – 18th Aug 2020. According to the guidelines issued:

  1. For departments engaged in essential activities/ services and allowed as per the extant orders, the staff should carry their department ID’s with them (preferably in a neck strap) and display their departmental details on the windshield of the car/ vehicle for quick checking on demand. No passes would be required.
  2. For staff of Service Providers engaged in Phone & Internet Services, Banks, Pvt. Doctors/ Clinics/ Nursing Homes, Cable TV, AIR, Doordarshan, Cargo & Logistics Courier and home delivery services of items are required to keep their ID Cards handy (preferably in a neck strap) and display their organisation details on the windshield of their car/ vehicle for quick checking on demand. No passes would be required.
  3. For Officers/ persons/ staff engaged in duties in other govt. departments, which are not directly related to COVID-19 work and thus not specifically covered in the extant order, they should apply for passes at the earliest (preferably by electronic means) and their passes will be issued at the earliest by the DC Office. This will also apply for staff deployed at the COVID Care Centres.

Further requirements may be submitted to the DC Office electronically via email/WhatsApp and the same will be issued at the earliest and also sent electronically. It may however be noted that only the requests from the concerned HOD would be entertained and individual applications will not be considered. Further the HOD’s have been requested to seek passes for only the bare minimum essential requirement of staff.

The Requests may be mailed on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or WhatsApp on No. 8900911230.

  1. Busses will be deployed at the Airports/ Harbour by the transport department for the movement of passengers arriving from mainland. Private vehicles will not be allowed.
  2. Goods/ Cargo vehicles and their operators will be allowed to move/ carry forward based on visual inspection of the vehicle.
  3. As Grocery/ Pharmacy Shops/ Meat Chicken Shops etc. are located in all major localities, the general public is requested to meet their requirements from their nearest vendors in their locality/ area/ ward and to refrain from unnecessary travel. Major vendors are encouraged to do Home Delivery.
  4. Police Authorities/ EM’s to allow movement of persons operating permitted shops and establishments namely Grocery/ Kirana/ Milk/ Bakery Shop, Fruits & Vegetable Shops, Meat/ Chicken/ Fish Shops, Chemists/ Pharmacies, Petrol Pumps/ Fuel Depots.